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Regional & national history
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 67 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608. JG 52 on the Russian Front 1943-45. 224 pages, Over 67 black and white photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight: 608.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404467
- ISBN
- 9780887404467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.63
€ 42.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. Drawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523864
- ISBN
- 9780099523864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Three times viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney was a key figure in the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. This is Sidney's own account of his career in Ireland, last published in the mid-19th century. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 161.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181805
- ISBN
- 9781859181805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Hardback. Tells the story of the global effort to apprehend the world's most wanted fugitives. This book explores the range of diplomatic and military strategies-both successful and unsuccessful - that states and international courts have adopted to pursue and capture war crimes suspects. Num Pages: 504 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHB; JHMC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278059
- ISBN
- 9780520278059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Dazzling recreation of the world of radical free-thinkers in 18th-century France. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220109
- ISBN
- 9781780220109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.14
€ 19.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. Reveals one of the greatest horrors of the 20th century: the system of Soviet camps that are responsible for the deaths of countless millions. This work presents history of the camp: from its origins under the tsars, to its colossal expansion under Stalin's reign of terror, its zenith in the late 1940s and eventual collapse in the era of glasnost. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Penguin Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140283105
- ISBN
- 9780140283105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardcover. A manual in English on Yasukuni, the controversial Shinto shrine in the heart of Tokyo, dedicated to the Japanese war dead. It carries multiple Chinese perspectives and also contributions from Western commmentators who offer their own insights on the shrine and its place in post war Japanese diplomacy, ideology and history. Editor(s): Breen, John. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; AMGD; HBJF; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659075
- ISBN
- 9781850659075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20
Paperback. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Num Pages: 676 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 964. The Calm Before the Storm: 1951-1955. 676 pages, Illustrations, maps. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight: 928.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 676
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259959
- ISBN
- 9780520259959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.69
€ 47.99
€ 34.69
Paperback. Argues that the American, French, and Polish revolutions - and the movements for political change in Britain, Ireland, Holland, and elsewhere - were manifestations of similar political ideas, needs, and conflicts. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 880 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 35. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Foreword
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161280
- ISBN
- 9780691161280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. The first ever full-scale biography of the last native Prince of Wales who fought to maintain an independent Wales. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445614984
- ISBN
- 9781445614984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. This is a fascinating insight into life behind the walls of a Roman Legionary fortress. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445643588
- ISBN
- 9781445643588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.06
€ 26.99
€ 23.06
Paperback. In Making Refuge Catherine Besteman follows the lives of a group of Somali Bantu refugees over the course of three decades, from their pre-civil war homes and terrible experiences in Kenyan refugee camps, to their recent resettlement in the struggling former mill town of Lewiston, Maine. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1KBBEN; HBJH; JFFD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360445
- ISBN
- 9780822360445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Series: SHP Advanced History Core Texts. Num Pages: 280 pages, b&w illustrationsand photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; YQH. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 276 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719573415
- ISBN
- 9780719573415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.70
€ 42.99
€ 42.70
Paperback. Award-winning author Paul Goble examines the construction, art, and significance of the tipi to the Plains Indians in his newest book, entitled Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters. Through a re-telling of the old-timer's stories, Goble shows how the tipi was more than just a home, but an expression of spiritual beliefs. Num Pages: 120 pages, 150 color ills. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 254 x 12. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316376
- ISBN
- 9781933316376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. A scholarly investigation of the lesser and greater port cities of the Persian Gulf, their hinterlands, their wider influence and future prospects Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045636
- ISBN
- 9781849045636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.95
€ 33.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, its submarines had brought terror to the North Atlantic. Num Pages: 448 pages, B & W photos & map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1QSAN; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552779340
- ISBN
- 9780552779340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159005
- ISBN
- 9780231159005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353723
- ISBN
- 9780393353723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. The third volume of Peter Ackroyd's magisterial six-part History of England, taking readers from the accession of the first Stuart king, James I, to the overthrow of his grandson, James II. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447271697
- ISBN
- 9781447271697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
Hardback. The Peninsular War is one of the defining campaigns of the British Army and sealed its reputation for supreme professionalism, heroic obstinacy and sheer perseverance. This book presents an examination of the conflict with 164 original maps, accompanied by an authoritative text narrating the war. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 258 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2890.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472807731
- ISBN
- 9781472807731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.77€ 46.33
€ 58.77
€ 46.33
Paperback. Explores the way historians have contested the meaning of the American Revolution Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797112
- ISBN
- 9780814797112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Offers a portrait of life along the great pre-modern trade routes of Eurasia. This edition tells about the history about this road to reconstruct the route through the personal experiences of travelers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map, 10 color images, 10 b/w photos, 26 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; HBG; HBJF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280595
- ISBN
- 9780520280595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Drawing on archival sources and oral testimony, Keith Gildart examines the ways in which popular music played an important role in reflecting and shaping social identities and working-class cultures and - through a focus on rock 'n' roll, rhythm & blues, punk, mod subculture, and glam rock - created a sense of crisis in English society. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349285822
- ISBN
- 9781349285822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, chiefly illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872074689
- ISBN
- 9781872074689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.56
€ 29.99
€ 27.56